Maanshan new one cases of H7N9 influenza cases. Zhu
patient, male, 62 years old, who Ma'anshan City, April 18 diagnosed
before the onset of the history of exposure to live poultry market in a
critical condition in a hospital treatment in Ma'anshan, Ma'anshan City
has started joint prevention and control mechanism.

The province reported a total of 2016 cases of H7N9 influenza in 6 cases, 4 deaths. (Emergency Committee Office)

According to the local health ministry this makes the 6th H7N9 case
reported out of Anhui Province in 2016, although you'd be hard pressed
to know that based on official reports.

For well over a year now reporting on H7N9 cases out of China has been erratic, and often comes in the form of belated bulk releases by China's HFPC. A few provinces still post brief announcements, like the one today, albeit sometimes inconsistently.

At some point - often a month or two after-the-fact - Beijing provides additional information to the WHO, and some of that ends up becoming publicly available.

But our day-to-day understanding of the level of H7N9, H5N1, and H5N6 activity in China is a far cry from what it was in 2013-2014.